Warfare, especially in unforgiving Himalayan terrain, is determined not just by technological advancement or sheer numbers ...

KATHMANDU – Raging water disrupted life in Thame village—home to some of Nepal’s famed Sherpas—when a glacial lake in the ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

based on maps from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (China’s air sorties near Taiwan); Maxar Technologies, Planet Labs PBC (Himalayan satellite images); Robert Barnett (Chinese settlements) ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

“He has a clear road map in his mind with well-defined ... India's relations with neighbour China improved in 2024 after ...

Though not formally demarcated so far, the traditional boundary is recognised by both sides to be the watershed between the ...

The year was 1949. CIA operative Douglas Mackiernan fled for the border of Tibet as Mao Tse-Sung’s communist army swept ...

Inverewe Garden is famous for featuring a variety of plants from around the world that under normal circumstances would not be able to grow in Scotland. This is because the garden benefits from the ...

There are the big fractures, where potential world wars – hot and cold – are simmering. Then there are the smaller fractures, such as those between the European Union and its neighbours: Northern ...